TWENTY LEADERS OF ANTI-SOVIET ACTIVITY EXECUTED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 June 1927, Page 5

TWENTY LEADERS OF ANTI-SOVIET ACTIVITY EXECUTED

ALLEGATIONS OF SPYING ON BEHALF OF BRITAIN

(By Kloctric Telegraph—Copyright) (A.P.A. and "riun")

LONDON, 10th Jtiru

An extraordinary communique was issued ul Moscow. It opens with the statement:—

"hi view of the open transition lo a terroristic and, destructive .struggle by Monarchist While Guaraist elements acting from abroad on instructions and with funds from foreign intelligence services, the Collegium of the State Political Department sentenced to death at the session held on flth June 20 persons, and the sentences were carried out." The list of the executed is as follows:

E.vPrihee Paul TSolgomikofT, for taking a leading part in Monarchist organisations abroad, and who illegally entered Soviet territory through Roumania.

Ex-Prince Mcstchersky, an ex-land owner and active worker for Grand Duke Nikolai.

Nikolaievitch LytchefT*, who supplied spy information to Mr Charnock, a member of the British mission.

Ex-C'afitain Koropenko, in Koltchak's service, who supplied military information to Mr Hodgson, British Minister in Russia.

Mazurlko, ex-Kolchak ofiicer. who supplied Mr Hodgson with spy information regarding transport, particularly military transport. Elvengren, ex-cavalry ofiicer, one of those who, with Captain Riley of the British intelligence service, participated in an attempt on the Soviet delegation at the Genoa conference headed by Tehicherin when the delegation passed through Berlin. Male v itch Maleseky, ex-bodyguard officer of tiie agent of the British Intelligence Service in Persia, who was sent for espionage purposes to Russia in 1927.

YevreinofT, ex-Czarist consul serving on the staff of the Soviet state bank, who supplied Mr Hodgson with espionage information. Skalsky, an ex-noble, who supplied the British spy Bunakoif, in Finland, with information on aviation and war supplies in Russia. Popoff, an ex-officer who returned from France to conduct counterrevolutionary work under instructions by Malakoff, ex-Carist ambassador. Steheglovikoff, a general's son, for spying for the foreign and general staffs.

Susalin, ex-colonel in Wrangel's army, who organised in 1920 an abortive attempt against Krassin. Murakoff, a merchant, who financed Monarchist organisations in Russia. Nikulin, an ex-chamberlain in the Czar's court, who kept lodgings, hiding terrorists from abroad.

Gurevitch Solomon, who attempted the murder of Bukharin, Rykoff, and Stalin.

There were also five others on similar charges.

British espionage arose from a British missioner'n letter to the branch office at Leningrad inquiring what the market prospects were for British chemicals. The reply said: "Will endeavour to obtain the necessary information," The Soviet intercepted the reply and alleged that it was an attempt to obtain illicit information, and published it on the front page of "fsvesiia" as a sample of British treaeheiy.